Makhanda Nxele
… but also known as Nxele, the itola, he is best known in history for leading the ‘Battle of Grahamstown’ in 1819. … of colonialism for: “Nxele pioneered the spirit of Black consciousness among the black people of South Africa.” [109] … www.dispatchlive.co.za Mtuze, P.T. “Hidden Presences in the Spirituality of the amaXhosa of the Eastern Cape and …